ap physics - measurement & error analysis
originally streamed in 2019 with Jenny KostkaTeachercurriculum note
This video covers measurement and error analysis (precision vs. accuracy, systematic vs. indeterminate errors, percent error/difference) as a standalone topic, but the current AP Physics 1 revised curriculum does not have a dedicated unit for this — this material is now embedded in experimental design FRQ skills rather than treated as its own unit.
covered in this stream
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- 0:00
Introduction and Welcome
- 0:39
Upcoming AP Physics Streams
- 1:43
Topics Overview
- 2:13
Dimensions vs Units
- 2:44
Distance Units Examples
- 3:46
Time Units Examples
- 4:19
Mass Units Examples
- 4:49
Unit Conversions
- 5:51
Ask a Question Feature
- 6:21
Scalars vs Vectors
- 8:32
Vector vs Scalar Question
- 9:03
Speed vs Velocity
- 9:35
Distance vs Displacement
- 11:06
Pause for Questions
- 11:36
What is Error
- 14:15
Precision vs Accuracy
- 15:18
Target Examples Analysis
- 18:27
Graph Examples Analysis
- 23:11
Questions on Precision
- 23:42
Indeterminate Errors
- 27:20
Reducing Indeterminate Error
- 28:59
Systematic Errors
- 30:01
Speedometer Example
- 32:09
Reducing Systematic Error
- 33:13
Error Type Questions
- 35:51
Calculating Percent Error
- 36:25
Percent Error Formula
- 37:59
Percent Difference Formula
- 38:30
Ping Pong Ball Example
- 42:51
Eiffel Tower Example
- 45:38
Reporting Error
- 47:13
Final Questions Pause
- 47:48
Pendulum Experiment Example
- 53:30
Error Impact on Data
- 56:05
Pendulum Conclusion
- 56:36
Session Wrap-Up
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